Supporting frame for liquid-dispensing apparatus



E. CROUSE SUPPORTING FRAME FOR LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS March 4 1924.

Filed Oct. 30. 1922 A gnve'rflob Emory Grouse. I

611101 u cg Patented Mar. 4, 1924.

EMORY CROUSE, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

SUPPORTING FRAME FOR LIQUID-DISPENSING APPARATUS.

{Application filed October 80, 1922. Serial No. 597,902.

To all whom it may concern w Be it known that I, EMORY CRoUsE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Wichita, county of Sedgwick, and Stateof- Kansas, have invented certain new and use- 'ful Improvements inSupporting Frames special reference to the supporting frame workthereof. It is becoming an almost universal custom to dispense gasolineby means of a dispensing apparatus having afglass container at its topinto which-the gasoline is pumped and from which it flows into thegasoline tank of the automobile by the action of gravity. One form ofliquid measuring and dispensing apparatus of the type referred to isdescribed in my co-pending application Serial No. 538,171, filedFebruary 21, 1922. The object of this invention is to produce a simpleand substantial framework for the purpose of holding the measuringreservoir in its elevated position. My invention in its broadest aspectconsists -in employing the supply and overflow pipes for, the supporting member. n order to more clearly describe my invention, I shall havereference to the accompanying drawing, which shows my inventionincorporated in three specifically different types of dispensers, and inwhich- Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a dispenserembodying my invention and employing compressed air for the purpose ofelevating the liquid to the reservoir;

Fig. 2 shows my invention embodied in adispenser employing a rotary handoperated pump for the purpose of elevating the liquid; and

- Fig. 3 shows a device similar to that shown-in Fig. 2, but employingan electric motor to elevate theliquid to the-reservoir.

The same reference numerals will be employed to designate the same partsthroughout the several views.

Numeral 1 represents the basering, which has an upwardly extendingannular flange 2,

against which the steel housing-3 rests.' A

bracket 4 is cast integral with the;base rin 1, or may be made in aseparate piece an secured thereto by rivets. The bracket is providedwith upwardly extending tubular members 5 and 6, which are adapted tore-.

ceive respectively the overflow pipe 7 and the supply pipe 8. Aglasslbowl base 9' having a downwardly extending flange 10 serves toreceive the u per end of'the steel housing 3. The glass owl base has abottom 11, through which the pipes 7 and 8 extend and which is.connected to the latter in any suitable manner, as by being threadedthereonto. An-annular upwardly extending flange 12 serves to support theglass measuring bowl 13. The supply pipe 8 extends into the bowl 13 andis provided with means,

not shown, for causing the liquid to enter the bowl near the bottomthereof. The

overflow pipe 7 extends upwardly into the bowl to the level of the.liquid when the bowl is filled to its maximum capacity, which isusually five gallons. The gasoline or other 'liquid maybe transferredfrom the'underground storage tank by any desirable means,

such as a hand pump, an electrically operated pump, or by compressedair. The dispenser shown in Fig. 1 is provided with compressed air-meansfor elevating the gasoline, but as this forms no part of my presentinvention, I shall not describe the same further than-to say that 14represents the air controllingvalve.

In Fig. 2, 15 represents a rotary hand pump connected in serieswith' thesupply pipe 8, and in Fig. 3 Ihave shown a rotary pump 16 which isdriven by a motor 17 through the medium of a chain 18. A drain pipe 19(Fig. 1 is connected to the overflow pipe at" 20' an' is provided with acentral valve 21. A pipe 22 connected to the pipe 19 just below thebottom 11 is connected to the dispensing hose (not shown). In Figs 2 and3 I have shown a meter 23 connected between the 'drainpipe 19 and thehose connection 22. .The pipes 7 and 8 are made of substantial size soas to have the requisite strength and serve as the main framework forsupporting the dispensing bowl 13 and the base 9 upon which it rests.When the steel housing 3 is put in place, it

will add tothe r i idity of the structure, butit is not depende upon andcan be entirely removed if desired. The pipes 7 and 8fform the supportinframework and therefore perform a dou le function. 7

It is evident from the above that I have reduced a disguising apparatusthat is so esigned that t e supply and the overflow pipes thereofconstitute the sup orting' members of the framework, and at the cost ofthe resultant structure is therefore great] reduced, as these pipes mustbe employe even if other means were employed to support the measurinbowl, and by making them serve as a ramework a much sim ler constructionresults.

aving now described my invention, what I claim as new is: 1. A liquiddispensing and measuring apparatus comprislng in combination a base rinadapted to be secured to a foundation,

a wl supporting base and means for i, was

rigidly spacing said base ring and said bowl supporting base said meansconsisting of the supply and the overflow ipes.

2. A iquid dispensing an measuring apparatus com rising in combination abase ring adap to be secured to a foundation a transverse bracketsecured thereto, sai

bracket having upwardly extending tubular and said

portions adapted to receive the supply the overflow pipes, means carriedy tubular ggrtions for clamping said pipes inplace, a wlsuppor ti baseand means for securing said base to t e pipes at a point above said basering, whereby said pipes will serve to hold the latter inplace withrespect to the base ring.

In testimony whereof I afixny signature.

EMORY CROUSE.

